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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21
Proposals for Dredging Channel
Ina Back Cove, Portland, Maine.
UNITED STATES ENGINEER orFrcI

PORTLAND. MAINE, Feb. Is, 1887
GEALED proposals in triplicate for dredging in
- channel at Back Cove, Portland. Maine. will
be received at this Office No. 537 Congress street
until p. m. of Friday, March IL, 1887 and will
be opened Immediately thereafter in the presence
of such bidders as may attend.
All necessary blank forms. and full information
on the subject will be furnished to parties desiring
to bid, on application at this Office
JARED A. SMITH, Major of Engineers.
feb18, 10 ,21 ,22mar9,lO
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TUE PRESS.
MeNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 81.

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21

The suit of the Barron estate against the
Dexter Savings Bank, to recover monies
held unlawfnlly by the bank, as alleged, is
again the subject Of a news item, d. NJ.
Howard, Esq, OF Bangor, and Judge Ma
hum Morrill, of Auburn having been ap-
pointed auditors by the Court last Friday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE LICENSE AS PRIMA FAcIE EVIDENCE.
Bridgton News

THE LICENSE AS PRIMA FAcIE EVIDENCE.
Brdgton News.
=, The measure agreed upon by the legisla-
i've committee on temperance providing that
the payment of United States tax as a
licensed liquo: dealer ia Maine shall be ac-
cepted by tie courts as primd fdcie evidence
that the possessor is u liquor dealer in viola
tion Of the laws Of the state is certainly just
and equitable In current TRADES question
ing the efficacy Of Prohibition, the number
of persons paying United States revenue
tax is sure to be heralded and accepted as
conclusive evidence that Maine has at least
that number Of liquor dealers, as these men
do not pay the tax year in and year out sim
ply for the fun Of the thing. Let the holders
of these licenses occupy in the eyes Of the
law the same position they do in the average
judgment of the community; and if they be
guiltless they may easily dispel the presump-
tion OF guilt 10y requisite rebutting evidence.
The United States liquor tax as applied to
Maine is certainly nuisance which should
be abated; and the proposed measure, if ii
accompllshes nothing more, will serve TO
render the holders of these special licenses
less numerous than now. We trust the
measure may be adopted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21

. - ~ ~ ~ ia pct cent, Penu-
syNana Standard Estimated, 80 2s7 427 on
for 10y NY OF Insurance IN force, 2162 policies,
~ s9o,Jil SO. New Business" Of 1886 A. 500
policies for S11 ,469.5tO. 49,
OFFICER
EDWARD n. Needles, President, Henry C. Brown. Seer
noTauo 5. Stephens, Wcs-Prss Jesse ]. Barker, Actg
a. M. AUSTIN,
Manager tor Maine, so Exchange ST., Portland,
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Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
lie, m. p,sscs stand Back.

When the Holly waterworks jobbers
were cornered by injunctions and the
citizens Of Omaha we're in arms against
them, they got themselves elected at
political primaries by the bummers and
ward strikers and appeared in conven.
tions as honored party representatives
whose exemplary conduct was endorsed
by the people. The same tactics are
ogain employed to get an endorsement
for the councilmen who are starving the
police and melting anarchy and disorder
IN this city by their high.handed defiance
of law and popular sentiment. Falling
in their plot to pocket the whole delega.
ton to the state convention, the council
conspirators are now trying to have
themselves endorsed at the primaries
with view OF controlling the repub-
lican county convention, debating its
nominations, and naming the delegations
to the state and judicial conventions.
This programme can only be carried
ont il reputable and decent repub-
licans fail to attend the primaries
and candidates in their desperate scram,
BILE for Office allow the desperadOes to
have their own way. In that case the
republicans are certain to be overtaken
by disaster this fall Why should the
party place itself in position as an en-
dorscr of the council bosses? What
right have they to thrust municipal
quarrel into our county politics? Why
should they persist at this time in being
endorsed through conventions which
have no concern with city affairs? DO
they imagine the republicans of this
county, or this district will support cand-
idates for judicial Offices nominated by
delegates which are dictated by Hascall,
Bechel, Mike Lee & Co? If so, they are
woefully mistaken.
1t will be time enough for these coun-
cilmen to come up for endorsement
when their terms of office expire. Mean.
time they should be content with the
power they WELD in the management of
municipal affairs. They have already
created discord enough IN the party, and
we earnestly protest against any con
cession that will enable them to dictate
nominations for our county and district
| courts and give them voice in naming
the candidate for supreme judge.
A word to the wise ought to be suifi
cient. Every candidate who goes into
combination with the council bosses, con
| cedes to them the naming of his dele
| gates or places any of them on his ticket
will run the risk of defeat at the polls
| We say this now before the tickets fol
primaries are made up. Candidates who
aspire to Office and expect the cordial ant
undivided support of the party may gov
ern themselves accordingly.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

IT is now nearly three months since the
council began the policy Of starving the
police. Only twenty-four members of
the police force were voted pay for the
month of August, and the remainder
have been compelled to pawn their valu-
ables and raise money the best way they
could for keeping the wolf from the door.
Another month has passed and the pres.
sure to drive these men into throwing up
their positions and leave the city
at the mercy Of outlaws and
crooks. still continues. Business
men and citizens who desire law
and order maintained and life and
property protected should come forward
and subscribe to the stock of the Police.
mems Relief Fund association. There is
no risk in thus method of defeating the
scoundrels of the council who persist in
withholding pay from faithful employees
of the citv
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
ment Of which was begun by Mrs. Sm
ford in San Francisco, now includes,

ment OF which was begun by Mrs. Sm\
ford in San Francisco, now includes, D
recent additions, as many rs forty
schools, where more than 1900 children
are taught free; since tho establishments
Of Cornell university most OF the schools
that have been endowed have made pro-
visions for the conduction OF the sexes,
for example, the great Leland Stanford,
Jr., university, IN California. and Har-
ward and John Hopkins and Columbia
colleges in the east, and very large
number in the middle and western states
admit women, most of them by virtue OF
donations for that specific purposes; se9er
eral benefactions have been made to the
cause for which Henry George labors,
university Of Pennsylvania to make an
investigation of spiritualism is yet fresh
in evorybody's memory.
THE BENEFACTORs.
There are some interesting facts about
the Kind of men who have been tho
greatest public benefactors with their
wealth. Every large city has produced
generous merchants and manufacturers,
and from this class the greatest number
as we'll as the greatest givers to the pub.
lie have come. There have been some
noble bequests to tho people by profess
sional men. but the rule Is that rich pro.
fessional men are of less advantage as
givers than rich commercial men. We
owe our schools aud libraries and parks
aud statues to the "King of Trade"
Naturally enough many OF the greatest
public glvers have been bachelors. as
John Hoikins or Tildcn were, or child.
less men rs Enoch Pratt is. The class of
millionaires that has done practically
nothing when their opportunities are
considered IS the class of industrial and
commercial gamblers street men,
for instance. On the other hand nearly
every one of the Pacific millonaires who.
found fortunes in mines and the attend
ant prosperity has remembered the pub
lie and been generous to the common
uao1
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

MIR. CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw is to be
credited with having level head. A
few enthusiastic admirers having en-
deavored to start a presidential boom for
him, he Knocks the vitality entirely out
of their effort by saying that he has not
the slightest desire for such honor, being
entirely satisfied with what he has, and
clinches the matter with the sagacious
suggestion that q railroad president
would have very little show as candi-
date for the chief magistracy IN the pres
ent state of public opinion. Mr.. Depew
is right, and he might have gone farther
and said that the people do not want any
man who is even so remotely associated
with railroad presidents that he might
under any circumstances feel called upon
to render them service in repayment of
some favor.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
Negro characteristics.

Burnsvile Correspondence Selma
(Ala) Times: think l haye found the
secret CT the negroes slow work in pick
ing out the cotton crop; they seem to be
utterly indifferent rs to whether it is lost
or saved, picking in most cases barely
enough to pay for meat and bread, and
as some farmers throughout the coun-
try are complaining that they can't get
the negro to work, L will give
them the benefit of my discovery. THIS
is Saturday and, unlike the New York
holiday statute. custom among the ne
groes has made not only Saturday even
ing holiday, but they take the whole day.
some of them as they passed my field.
Taking u seat on the fence by the road
side offered to hire many who wended
their way 10 Selma, but they all declined
as it was Saturday and they must have
rest. Finally an old gray-headed fellow
came along, and after much parleying
shamed him into the idea of working.
would pay him. 1 told him so cents
per hundred He shook his head, and
said: mo, boss, tank yyou; but can't
work for dat"
said well, rs starter, and to induce
others. III give you 15 cents per hundred.
but he must not let the others know was
partial to him. No, no. no, boss,
leave me. Hold on said |, "$l per
hundred. What say you to thatg'
"Wuss and wuss, boss. Speck we can't
trade Well" said |, what
will you pick fOry" I'll pick
for 25 cents a hundred, boss" well,
tell me. you old fool, why is it you want
to pick at 25 cents, when ! offer sou $l?"
well, +" said he, boss. apeck yOu's like
de balance of de white folks. you mout
not pay me. and den l wouldn't loss
quite so much"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
lowing dominates the democracy Of New
An ImbeCjle Threat.


The Republican serves notice on Feank
Moores that unless he "leaves the selec.
ton of the delegation from tho Fourth
ward to a committee of his friends and
they make up q ticket that satisfies all in
terests, there will be two sets Of delegates
to the convention from the Fourth ward. I"
This is simply idiotic. There may be two
tickets in the field in the Fourth ward at
the primary election, but there can be
Only one legitimate delegation elected to
the convention. But we cannot see how
Mr.. Moores or anybody else can preve mt
people from having as many tickets as
free efor-all contest, and nobody can be
barred out.
The Republican's stupid threat of two
delegations if it means anything is q bold
attempt of the 'conspirs," who tried to
pack the state convention to foist
Councilman Bechel OH the Fourth
ward ticket. II Mr.. Moores sub
mits to such dictation he may find t hat
his path is not strewn with roses. The
sented by Bechel in any capacity. and
Mr.. Moores ought to know enough not to
offend the overwhelming sentiment of the
ward.
While the Bee does not approve the
method of allowing any one man to name
tho entire ticket for any ward we most
decidedly object to the proposed scheme
of packing the delegation with the coun-
| Gil bosses who would claim to be endorsed
by the party in their disreputable con-
| duct
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

LINCOLN doctors are discussing the
subject of incubation as a preventative
of hog cholera. The arguments seem to
be in relation to cost fully as much as to
method, Dr. Gerth, veterinarian of the
state sanitary commission, states that DR..
Billings has 5000 in addition to 81, 225
appropriated for the establishment of a
labratory for use in experiments in the
university, which he thinks ample. DIR.
Billings replies that in his opinion the
$2,225 were to be taken from the general
allowance of $1,000. DR.. Billings is
ready for offerings of pigs
to the amount of 1000 to
experiment upon. He wants them now
so that he can manipulate them and have
them ready to be sent to infected herds
in any part of the state to be tested, the
intelligent farmers to be the judges. He
is confident inoculated hogs will not take
the disease. This is an important matter
and should be studied carefully and
scientifically. Personal wrangling is ou,
of place. If the disease can be mitigated
by the method of treatment under discus
sion, the people of the state could af
ford to pay well to have it established
Ii it is useless we want to know it as
soon and as cheaply as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

AMERICAN consuls furnish mu ch graft
flying information regarding the progress
which the manufactured products of the
United States are making in foreign
markets. This is especially noticeable
in the manufactures of steel, which are
everywhere entering into successful COM
petition with the English product In
Australia and New Zealand, American
hoes and shovels and axes and other
implements of the sort have almost en-
.irely supplanted thos, of English manu-
facture. Pittsburg steel has become so
excellent that it is being sought after in
Europe. One firm has recently estab-
lished agencies in number of the prin-
cipal cities of Europe for the sale of the
finer grades of steel, especially
those used in making edge tools,
and their business has assumed
proportions which necesstate large ship
ments and guarantee an established
trade on a gradually increasing scale.
Another American firm of steel makers
some two years ago placed considera-
BILE quantity of American steel with a
firm in London, who sold it side by side
with the best brands of English steel al
the same prices. No complaint was ever
made of ITS quality, although it wa:
bought not only in England, but IN
France, Italy, Spain and number o.
other continental countries, and tn,
prices obtained were entirely satisfactory
to the producers. Such facts are full O.
promise for our industries, ali of which
are making steady progress, and which
would go forward still more rapidly il
the conquest of new markets were som,
of the barriers set up by the protectiv,
tariff removed
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

THE general term of the supreme court
Of the state of New York affirmed Jacob
Sharp's conviction, and he will undoubt.
edly have to 60 to Sing Sing. Of course
this is hard for an old man used to all the
modern conveniences of life, but he has
only himself to blame. Had he cult.
vated his morals with one tenth the as.
siduity with which ne cultivated h,s &C.
quisitiveness, he would not thus have to
come to grief. Now let justice take up
the cases of the younger financial Grim
inals who are still actively engaged in
their nefarious schemes.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

1T is doubtless an exaggeration to say,
as some of the reports from Washington
do, that there has been an epidemic of
drunkenness in the army and navy dur
ing the past summer. but the facts show
that there has been great deal more of
this vice than is creditable to either
branch of the service. 1t even invaded
West Point, where tive cadets were tried
and convicted for drunkenness, and an
army officer is quoted as saying that the
army would speedily be reduced to n
cOrporals guard If all who are found
drunk, even when on duty, were dis
missed from tho service. Such state OF
affairs is most disparaging commen-
tary upon the discipline of the army, and
demands prompt remedial measures
rigldly enforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
in Salt Lake and be in Los Angeles in
twenty-four hours.


The Manitoba road Is within whistling
distance Of Benton.
Bullion shipments from Butte last
week were valued at $129, 500.
A lump Of copper weighing 1900
ounces was picked up by prospectors
near White Sulphur springs.
0The whole country in the vicinity OF
Sterling is on the boom. The Jay Gould
ten.stamp mill pounded out S63, 600 last
month, and will produce S5O,OO0 this
month.
The Noodville tunnel on tho Butte
branch of the Montana Central is now in
500 feet, $50 from the Butte end and 100
from this side. The tptal length of the
tShnel will be 1900 feet.
The progress on the Montana Ccntrals
WicKes tunnel amounted to ninety feet
last week at both ends. Az the tunnel
will be over 5000 feet long, 1t is now
about one sixth completed.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

RAILROAD domination in Vermont has
been broken, and the people of that state
are to be relieved from the eXactions to
which the corporations have for years
subjected them. These were onerOus
enough before the Interstate commerce
law went into effect, but they have been
more severe since. The situation was
finally presented to the attention of the
Interstate commission, with the result of
obtaining the desired relief. An effort is
now to be made to secure reduction of
passenger fares within the state, which
on one or more of the roads are rs high
as four cents a mile. Persistent effort
will doubtless accomplish this as it did
the reduction of freight tariffs. 1t is thus
seen that railroad extortlon Is not con-
fined 10 the west, though generally prac-
ticcd with rather more severity in that
section than elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

In the current number of the Forum
MIR. Carlisle gives his reasons why the
democratic party should be kept in
power. While very far from being con-
elusive, it is 70 be said in fairness that
they are presented in terms that com
mend them to respectful consideration.
Their most interesting feature is in the
statement made regarding the demos
cratic position on the tariff and tho init
nation of the writer that compromise
measure will be brought forward in con.
gress abolshing the tobacco tax and
maklnga q reasonable reduction in the
tariff on necessities. 1t is to be inferre d
that such measure may be already for
mulated, or is in process of being
framed, perhaps as a result of
the Oak View conferences. MIR.
Carlisle believes that measure
of this character would be almost certain
to pass the democratic house of repre-
sentativeS. 1t is possible that he has as.
surances which justify this faith, but the
recent utterances of Mr.. Randall have
not been encouraging. His address to
the Illinois farmers last week was MOI
suggestive of 4 spirit of compromise, al
least to the extent of the concessions MIR
Carlisle would require. And it still re-
of representatives can unfortunately do
nothing on this subject without the aic
of Mr.. Randall.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
Xattersnn,s Diary.

Louisville Post: We have been per.
mitted to copy the following interesting
items from the political diary of MIR.
Henry Watterson:
January--Read Randall out of the party.
February all democrats out Of the
party WHO are in lhny way interested
in manufactures Also read Randall
out,
Marcll--Read all democrats out of the party
who are not In favor OF free trade, Also
read Randall out in terrific editorial.
Aprl-Denied that l ever advocated free
a.. trade in public and private,
May-Rsad Cleveland out of pa and de
nounced hun and all hisc net in .
Juue-Resd all democrats out of the party
who are in favor of federal aid to educa-
ton. Also disposed of Samuel J. RAN
dali and read him out of the party
July-Read the Virginia democrats and all
who have any respect for Randall out OF
the party.
August-l;ead Randall out of the party three
times a week in series of the most with
ering articles ever written. COnse-
quence is Randall is ruined, though can't
get him to realize it. He does even not
seem TO know. that am attacking him.
September-Tried through friends to induce
the president to consult Inc about tho
tariff bill which he, Carlisle, Scott, Fair
child and Randall are framing. but heis
so ignorant OF my great ability TO handle
with me because crushed him with ono
of my letters, that he won't do IT. Fated
man! lie is so stOlid and stupid that he
seems really to have a contempt for me-
But shall soon write double-leaded
article that will destroy him completely.
1T will be copied in the Snn.
This. publication Is made entirely without
Mr.. Watterson's sanction or knowledge.
Were he here his well known m0deSty would
undoubtedly prevent its insertion In these
columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

1T is an off-day that does not bring to
light new trust IN some part of the
country. The next thing in order is
vigorous legal attack upon these incor
porated robber associations. The public
must be educated to perceive that it is
just as wrong for individuals to commit
robberies under the cloak of law as it is
to demand delivery at the point of gun
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

enlarged by the extension Of the wings
east ana west to the street line, with .
view OF making II more accessible by
providing elevators at each entrance on
the street level Seventeenth street will
then become the main entrance to the
building, and the pavement in that case
will have to be widcned. even il no street
railway Is laid on that thoroughfare past
the court house. This change can be
made much cheaper now than at a later
data
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

THERE is trouble between the whites
and the negroes at Columbia, Texas.
There are armed bodies of men of both
colors, shots have been exchanged and
several men killed A general uprising
among the negroes was feared, but there
is probably no ground for this. This is a
foolish kind of business and the sooner
southern people, black and white, outgrow
it the better.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

TIE contract for paving Seventeenth
street between farnam and Harney as it
has been awarded leaves the pavement
only forty feet wide. while the sidewalks
are to be thirty feet wide. This is a
blunder which will cause the city and
county needless expense in the not very
distant future. There is no doubt that
the court house will sooner or later be
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

The crowding of children into the
mansard roof of the high school is some-
thing that the board of education should
stop. The children are not only injured
in health by climbing the stairs, but they
are in danger in ease of fire. Increased
school accommodations should be pro-
vided rs soon as possible. Meantime
some other place than mansard roof
should be found for the children who are
now being exposed to danger.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30

EVERY vote given to any of the council
bosses as delegate to the republican
convention will be boasted of as an en-
dorsement. The only way to repudiate
the city scoundrels is to scratch their
names from the ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
NeW York Tribune

About SIS, 900, 600 gold has come into this
port from Europe since August !, aud over
$1,000. 600 has been paid Oy the treasury for
bonds, and yet the banks of New York have
lost IS, 7Oo,OO0of their reserve The, coDun-
drnm puzzles the street only because men re-
fuse to see what Is before their eyes-that
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-30
None Too Soon.

The progress that Mr.. Okey is making in
his Investigation of Castle Garden methods
shows that the reports of mismanagement
have not been in the slightest exaggerated
Brutality. extOrtlon and thievery seem to
have characterized the conduct of affairs in
all its departments.